Panerai Luminor 47mm Leather Strap 26/26 “Alden Dark Chocolate”

Description

About the Leather:  Alden leather is back in stock, but this time in dark chocolate brown. This substantial 4.5mm thick strap is composed of a unique oil tanned leather with a semi-gloss surface that is difficult to photograph. This strap is of a nice medium temper that will definitely form to your wrist over time. I selected a beige colored thread for the stitching, which is all done by hand. This handcrafted chocolate brown Panerai strap features one floating keeper and one fixed.  The edges of this strap feature a soft crease.

This strap comes with a brushed stainless steel vintage-style flat pin buckle sewn in place (pictured). Additional buckle options are available from the drop down menu. The strap shown in the photos measures 130/80, but additional sizes are available in the drop-down menu. Furthermore, each strap is meticulously punched by hand to create the pin buckle holes. Finally, the images display this chocolate brown Panerai strap with the Panerai Luminor PAM00372.

**As with all straps on my site, this strap is available with a “no buckle” option that allows you to use your OEM buckle. If you wish to use your OEM buckle, please select “No Buckle” from the buckle drop down menu.

Measurements:  This strap is 26/26, with a thickness of ~4.5mm.

Included:  Watch strap (top, bottom), one flat GPF style pin buckle, one wooden box with papers.

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Additional Information:  For each Panerai model, I have a different design philosophy regarding straps. For the 47mm Luminor series case, as well as the Radiomir 1940 and the Submersible, my concept revolves around thickness and symmetry. When I create unique straps for the 47mm series cases, I take into account the overall thickness and temper of the leather that I am working with; more so than with Radiomir or even 44mm Luminor cases.

The 47mm Panerai case ships with a 26mm width strap. There is no escaping the mass of such a case and strap combination. My designs for this case take into account several features of the 47mm cases including the arches, curves, angles, and degrees of slope of not just the case, but the buckle as well. Instead of step-in away from or trying to minimize the bulk of the case, my goal is to embrace it. To reflect this, I work with thick leathers and make the straps for this model a minimum of 5.0mm thick on average.

Additionally, I like the make the strap keepers nice and wide. I box stitch most 47mm Panerai straps for extra strength. On rare occasions, I may employ open ended stitching. 47mm Panerai custom straps tend to be 5.0mm thick or greater. I usually utilize vintage style stainless pin buckles that are sewn in place. These pin buckles work especially well for straps that are thicker. Vintage style Panerai pin buckles also allow for more narrow holes for the buckle. Whats more, for these 26mm wide straps I mostly employ thicker thread with a larger margin in the stitching. I adjust spacing between stitches to be slightly wider than on my 44mm or Radiomir straps.

I perform the entire process by hand without templates or machines and use the absolute basic tools, the same tools that I used as a boot maker for nearly two decades. Finally, as a result of the hand made nature of these straps, no two are identical.